Topo ciego vs plicate door snail

Talpa caeca compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo ciego	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Talpidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Talpa	Macrogastra
Species	Talpa caeca	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo ciego and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topo ciego

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo ciego	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo ciego

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Topo ciego

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.